Charlotte, NC – Mecklenburg County Cooperative Extension is accepting orders for various berry plants, fruit trees, and flowering trees and shrubs. The deadline to order is Feb. 24. All proceeds directly support Cooperative Extension programs such as youth and teen summer camps and leadership programs.

The following varieties are offered this year:

Blueberries: Climax, Premier and Brightwell, $8 each

Blackberries: Apache and Arapaho, $8 each

Raspberries: Nova, $8 each

Muscadines: Cowart and Triumph, $8 each

Fruit Trees

Apple: Granny Smith, McIntosh, Stayman, $12 each

Semi-Dwarf Apple: Red Delicious, Yellow Delicious, $14 each

Pear: Keiffer, Bartlett, Moonglow, $12 each

Peach: Red Haven and Belle of Georgia, $12 each

Plum: Methley and Santa Rosa, $12 each

• ig: Brown Turkey and Celeste, $8 each

Flowering Trees

Red, White, Puple, and Pink Crape Myrtles: $10 each

Red, Pink, and Kousa White English Dogwoods: $18 each

Flowering Crabapple: Red and Silver, $15 each

American Redbud: $15 each

Cherry: Kwanza, Yoshina, $18 each

Flowering Shrubs

Forsythia: $8 each

Japanese Snowball: $8 each

Calycanthus (Sweet Shrub) $8 each

Blue Hydrangea: $12 each

Shade Trees

River Birch: $14 each

Red Maple: $14 each

Pin Oak: $14 each

Western Catalpa: $14 each

Berry plants are 3 years old and come in one-gallon containers. All trees and shrubs are sold bare root.

Orders will be confirmed in the mail. Plants will be available for pick up March 1 and 2 at the Cooperative Extension/4-H Office, 1418 Armory Drive in uptown Charlotte.

For more information about each variety, call the Cooperative office weekdays, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., at 704 336-2082.